Mobil Oil Corporation v. Linear Films, Inc.

Decided June 27, 1989. James Levin Latchum wrote the opinion for the court.

718 F. Supp. 260 · Cited 121 times

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• Japan Petroleum Co.(Nigeria) Ltd. v. Ashland Oil · 456 F. Supp. 831
• Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co. · 313 U.S. 487
• Pauley Petroleum Inc. v. Continental Oil Company · 239 A.2d 629
• Laborers' Pension Fund v. Litgen Concrete Cutting & Coring Co. · 709 F. Supp. 140
• Lowendahl v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad · 247 A.D. 144
• Sautbine v. Keller · 423 P.2d 447
• Owl Fumigating Corporation v. California Cyanide Co. · 24 F.2d 718
• Hulme v. Springfield Life Insurance Co. · 565 P.2d 666
• Democratic National Committee v. McCord · 416 F. Supp. 505
• Buechner v. Farbenfabriken Bayer Aktiengesell · 154 A.2d 684
• Mannesmann Demag Corp. v. Engineered Metal Products Co. · 605 F. Supp. 1362

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